N E W S

An interview by “BIJUTSUTECHO” (web). It was published in two parts. Part 1 mainly discusses
the project “Tell me your emotional scars” (2016–). Part 2 deals with how I stopped being a hikikomori, my childhood, how I became an artist, my future, and my meeting
with Makoto Aida.

In the summer, a solo exhibition will be held in Tokyo. It’s still quite early, but I’m announcing the event as the dates have been fixed recently. It will be held during summer vacation, so I
would be delighted if you can plan in advance and come even if you live far away. Details to be announced.

“Atsushi Watanabe’s Solo Exhibition”

Period: August 4–27, 2017

Venue: Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery

（February 14, 2017）

■Recorded Video

A video of “Breakthrough, Emotional scars shine in the future, contemporary artist Atsushi Watanabe” that aired on NHK Educational TV last year.

“Breakthrough, Emotional scars shine in the future, contemporary artist Atsushi Watanabe”/ Japanese Only

Call for submissions! Please share your stories about your emotional scars. I’m working on a project to capture a range of people’s emotional scars through my artwork. Any anonymous submissions
are welcome.

--Artists’ Guild is a social experiment launched by artists that explores new possibilities of art support. At the core of its operation, AG manages a video equipment sharing system. Our aim is
to reduce financial costs of the practical stages of artistic practice, namely art production and exhibitions; generate jobs; and facilitate active art production through an experimental support
system specifically for art making. (Quoted from ARTISTS' GUILD's website)